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Inspector Morse

1987 Ended 100m episodes

7.9/10 149 votes

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Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.

Created by:: Tony Warren, Colin Dexter
Cast:: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Peter Woodthorpe, James Grout
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: ITV1

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Seasons

8 available

Series 6

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.5

Dead on Time

1992-02-26 · 100m

Morse investigates the apparent suicide of a terminally ill Oxford don and finds he has a personal connection with the family. As the case develops, Lewis worries that Morse's professionalism is being undermined.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.7

Happy Families

1992-03-11 · 100m

Business tycoon Sir John Balcombe is found murdered at his country house, Balcombe Castle, with no signs of a break-in. As a result, the dead man's wife and sons come under suspicion. Morse finds that the family is strangely untroubled, and several of his prime suspects have flawed characters and dark secrets - and then the Balcombe family suffers another killing. Meanwhile, Morse has to cope with journalists who try to turn his own personality into a story - and he also suffers from an unhelpful Chief Superintendant, covering for the station's usual boss, who puts pressure on him to crack the case in a hurry. In the end, though, Morse is vindicated and his various tormentors get their comeuppance.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.6

The Death of the Self

1992-03-25 · 100m

The strange death of an Englishwoman abroad takes Morse and Lewis to the city of Verona in northern Italy. Morse takes delight in open-air opera in the Roman amphitheatre and falls under the spell of Nicole Burgess, a glamorous opera singer. But Lewis is home-sick.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 6.9

Absolute Conviction

1992-04-08 · 100m

A convicted fraudster, one of three former business partners at an open prison, dies following an assault. Morse has to investigate the death while dealing with a brash subordinate and trying to avoid offending the prison authorities.

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